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I can understand a text about an invention. Reading 4.5

The phone call that changed

our world forever!

3rd April, 1973 was a cool spring day in New York City.
People were walking in the street when they saw
a man with a large object in his hands. He was holding
it next to his ear and he was talking. But there was
no one with him! Who was the man and who was
he talking to?

The man was Martin Cooper and he worked for Motorola. He
was talking to Joel S. Engel, who worked for a rival company. 4 2.36 Listen and repeat. Find these
Engel was sitting at his desk when his phone rang. ‘Joel, this
words in the text. Can you guess their
is Marty,’ said Martin. ‘I'm calling you from a cell phone, a real
hand-held portable cell phone*.’ This was the first ever public meaning?
mobile phone call.

The mobile phone Martin Cooper used was very different Vocabulary Smartphones
from smartphones today: It weighed 1.1 kg and it was 23 cm
long. It only made phone calls. The battery lasted only app battery portable charger
twenty minutes.
ringtone touch screen Wi-Fi
Today, most smartphones weigh 100–200 grams. They have
a touch screen, they can connect to Wi-Fi, you can talk for
hours and charge them with a portable charger. There are 5 Complete the sentences with the words
apps for everything you want to do. You can even choose a in the Vocabulary box.
different ringtone for each of your friends and family! 1 I downloaded a useful app . Now
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*cell phone (American English) = mobile phone (British English) I can add stickers to my photos.
2 Is there Wi-Fi in this place? I want
to connect to the Internet.
1 I know that! Say what you can do with
3 Oh, no! My phone is only 5%!
a smartphone that you can’t do with a simple mobile
4 This song is very popular. Many people
phone. Use the verbs in the box and your own ideas.
have it as a on their phone!
5 He uses his phone all the time so he
chat download listen play surf take watch
always carries a portable charger
I can chat online with my friends. with him.
6 The of my phone is broken.
2 Exam Spot 2.35 Read and listen to the text. Can you fix it for me?
Choose the best title.
a The history of the telephone
b The first phone call from a smartphone Fun
c The first public mobile phone call Spot

3 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
1 Did the people in the street know what the man was
holding next to his ear? 6 Work in groups. Play a speed game. Who
2 Where was Joel Engel when his phone rang? is the fastest to:
3 Did Joel Engel and Martin Cooper work for the same 1 name four things that run on batteries?
company? 2 say four different things you can do with
4 Was Martin’s mobile phone heavier or lighter than a phone app?
a modern smartphone? 3 sing four different ringtones from your
5 Did Martin’s phone take photos? friends’ and family mobiles?

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